Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah says the facilities and learning opportunities on offer at the National Football Centre in England are truly world-class after his technical team visited the St. Georgeâ€™s Park this week.

Appiah, who this summer will become the first African-born coach to lead Ghana to a World Cup finals, is leading a trip to England to boost his associationâ€™s knowledge in player development, medical facilities and training equipment.

The Black Stars was accompanied by his technical team of Maxwell Konadu, goalkeeperâ€™s coach Nassam Yakubu, team doctors Dr. Adam Baba and Prince Pambo as well as analyst Michael Okyere.

They are on tour of England and will visit Liverpool after the visit of Stâ€™ Georgeâ€™s Park and was delighted with what he has seen so far.

â€œIâ€™m really impressed by the facilities here. For me itâ€™s one of the best for what it does in the world,â€ said Appiah.

â€œThe very fact that people can come over here to get the opportunity to train and use the pitches is fantastic.

â€œAs well as that theyâ€™ve been able to show us the medical facilities which was great for my team to see what new technologies there are in that area.â€

Appiah and his colleagues have also had the opportunity to take in a number of games during their stay in England.

So far they have visited Arsenal Ladies, Birmingham City, Aston Villa and Burton Albion â€“ and will travel to Anfield to watch Liverpool take on Sunderland on Wednesday evening.

But the itinerary is far more than a watching brief for Appiah and company â€“ who have also been able to speak with and learn from a number of other coaches at all levels of the game.

â€œI was able to spend some time with a number of the club development coaches at the Advanced Youth Award,â€ he added.

â€œBack home In Ghana, there just isnâ€™t the opportunities for coaches to come together and share ideas on how to coach better young players, and thatâ€™s what is really impressive to see â€“ that this collaboration is taking place at St. Georgeâ€™s Park.